Villa-Lobos: Complete Choros & Bachianas Brasileiras – São Paulo Symphony Orch. (2009) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Villa-Lobos: Complete Choros & Bachianas Brasileiras – São Paulo Symphony Orch. [Official Digital Download 24bit/44.1kHz, 2009]
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44.1 kHz | 7 Discs | 08:33:01 minutes | 4,43 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Full PDF Booklet (in Disc 1 folder)
2009 BIS Release

The finest recordings of these works available! The Brazilian composer (we needn’t remind his most ardent supporters that he’s the most significant Latin American composer of all time) behind numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works lets his creative genius show on Choros (from the Portuguese verb chorar , “to weep”) Nos. 1-12 and Bachianas Brasileiras (“Brazilian Bach-pieces”) Nos. 1-9. Also includes a bonus disc of solo guitar music played by the distinguished Anders Miolin. Great notes in the booklet, too…highly recommended! – Gramophone Magazine

The works on these seven discs by Villa-Lobos are a marvel. The most interesting thing that he accomplished with these works are the varying lengths and unique combinations of instruments within the Choros and Bachianas Brasileiras blueprints. Choros No. 1 is a short guitar solo. Choros No. 11 is a 3 movement, hour long piano concerto. You get such a wide and eclectic variety that it doesn’t get stale. There’s a lot of music here. Bachianas No. 4 is especially note-worthy. You have the original piano solo as well as the much superior orchestral versions with this collection. No. 5 is set for soprano and “orchestra of cellos”. No. 3 for horns and trombone. You get the idea. There is such a wealth of ideas and originality in the Bachianas Brasileiras; using the idiom of Bach and filtering it through the Brazilian style. The Choros are a group of pieces that sound improvisational and wild, sculpted around the language of Brazilian street music. The playing here is phenomenal, and the sound quality is exceptional!

Tracklist:
CD 1:
Heitor Villa-Lobos
1. Introduction to the Choros for guitar and orchestra 13’32
Two Choros (bis) for violin and cello
2. I. Moderé 4’24
3. II. Lent – Moins – Lent 4’17
4. Choros No.2 for flute and clarinet 2’42
5. Choros No.3, ‘Pica-Pau’ for male choir and wind instruments 3’32
6. Choros No.10, ‘Rasga o Coração’ for orchestra and mixed choir 13’01
7. Choros No.12 for orchestra 37’01

CD 2:
1. Choros No.6 for orchestra 24’49
2. Choros No.1 for guitar 5’09
3. Choros No.8 for large orchestra and 2 pianos 20’00
4. Choros No.4 for 3 horns and trombone 5’31
5. Choros No.9 for orchestra 24’19

CD 3:
Choros No.11 for piano and orchestra
1. Allegro preciso ma non troppo (attacca) 21’02
2. Adagio (attacca) 15’39
3. Allegro moderato 26’09
4. Choros No.5, ‘Alma Brasileira’ for piano 5’02
5. Choros No.7, ‘Settimino’ for winds, violin and cello 9’15

CD 4:
Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 for soprano and orchestra of violoncelli
1. I. Ária (Cantilena) 6’26
2. II. Dança (Martelo) 4’33
Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 (version for piano solo)
3. I. Prelúdio (Introdução) 7’00
4. II. Coral (Canto do sertão) 3’50
5. III. Ária (Cantiga) 5’03
6. IV. Dança (Miudinho) 2’55
Bachianas Brasileiras No.6 for flute and bassoon
7. I. Ária (Choro) 3’37
8. II. Fantasia 5’25
Bachianas Brasileiras No.1 for orchestra of violoncelli
9. I. Introdução (Embolada) 6’24
10. II. Prelúdio (Modinha) 8’31
11. III. Fuga (Conversa) 4’02

CD 5:
Bachianas Brasileiras No.2 for orchestra
1. I. Prelúdio (O canto do capadócio) 7’02
2. II. Ária (O canto da nossa terra) 5’21
3. III. Dança (Lembrança do sertão) 5’02
4. IV. Toccata (O trenzinho do caipira) 4’32
Bachianas Brasileiras No.3 for piano and orchestra
5. I. Prelúdio (Ponteio) 7’00
6. II. Fantasia (Devaneio) 7’04
7. III. Ária (Modinha) 7’24
8. IV. Toccata (Picapau) 6’00
Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 (version for orchestra)
9. I. Prelúdio (Introdução) 4’06
10. II. Coral (Canto do sertão) 4’27
11. III. Ária (Cantiga) 5’55
12. IV. Dança (Miudinho) 3’51

CD 6:
Bachianas Brasileiras No.7 for orchestra
1. I. Prelúdio (Ponteio) 7’14
2. II. Giga (Quadrilha caipira) 4’23
3. III. Toccata (Desafio) 6’59
4. IV. Fuga (Conversa) 7’07
Bachianas Brasileiras No.9 (version for string orchestra)
5. I. Prelúdio 2’06
6. II. Fuga 6’07
Bachianas Brasileiras No.9 (version for choir a cappella)
7. I. Prelúdio 2’00
8. II. Fuga 6’34
Bachianas Brasileiras No.8 for orchestra
9. I. Prelúdio 5’16
10. II. Ária (Modinha) 7’37
11. III. Toccata (Catira batida) 5’35
12. IV. Fuga 5’14
13. Quinteto em forma de Choros 9’44

CD 7:
Five Preludes for guitar
1. I. Andantino expressivo 4’39
2. II. Andantino 3’01
3. III. Andante 3’15
4. IV. Lento 3’06
5. V. Poco animato 3’32
Suite populaire brésilienne for guitar
6. Mazurka-choro 2’57
7. Schottish-choro 3’27
8. Valsa-choro 3’49
9. Gavota-choro 5’02
10. Chorinho 4’35
Twelve Études for guitar
11. I. Allegro non troppo 2’21
12. II. Allegro 1’45
13. III. Allegro moderato 1’39
14. IV. Andante 3’47
15. V. Andantino 3’16
16. VI. Poco allegro 2’04
17. VII. Très animé 2’41
18. VIII. Modéré 2’55
19. IX. Très peu animé 3’08
20. X. Très animé 3’41
21. XI. Lent 4’07
22. XII. Animé 2’40
23. Choros No.1 for guitar 4’44

Artists:
Donna Brown, soprano
Sato Moughalian, flute
Elizabeth Plunk, flute
Ovanir Buosi, clarinet
Alexandre Silvério, bassoon
Anders Miolin, guitar
Fabio Zanon, guitar
Cláudio Cruz, violin
Johannes Gramsch, cello
Jean Louis Steuerman, piano
Cristina Ortiz, piano
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Choir, choir
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, ensemble
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, orchestra
John Neschling, conductor
Roberto Minczuk, conductor
Naomi Munakata, conductor